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Hillisburg, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Clinton

Named for
  
John E. Hillis

Elevation
  
280 m

Local time
  
Saturday 1:44 PM

State
  
Indiana

Township
  
Johnson

FIPS code
  
18-33826

Zip code
  
46041

Hillisburg, Indiana

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 42% Humidity

Hillisburg is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

Contents

Map of Hillisburg, IN 46041, USA

History

Hillisburg was laid out in 1874 by John Etherton Hillis (1840-1904), a local businessman and financier, and by 1886 had two general stores, two drug stores, a blacksmith shop, a saw mill, a grist mill and a grain elevator. In the early 1900s it was also home to the Hillisburg Bank, two churches (Christian and Methodist Episcopalian) and Masonic Lodge #550.

The Hillisburg post office was discontinued in 1992.

Geography

Hillisburg is located at 40°17′11″N 86°20′21″W.

Notable person

  • Zerna Sharp, co-author of the Dick and Jane readers
  • References

    Hillisburg, Indiana Wikipedia